This lesson focuses on narrative structure in film. We started by discussing the logic of story development in the general context And how the author would handle the rise and fall. Then we did a more detailed analysis for different types of movies. We focused on the adventure genre and analyzed the narrative structure of a film.
This lesson is about how to analyze movie plots and narrative structures, and I really like this part!
We talked about a lot of details that will be used in filming, such as camera movement direction and camera position and lighting, and they were all very practical (if we ever get to shoot on location). I didn’t understand exactly what camera movement meant at first, but I asked the instructor about it during a break in the class and he explained to me that there are times when people in the frame are moving in one direction but the camera is pointing in another, which can be confusing to the viewer. Then I understood that part of it.
The narrative structure part was really interesting, it reminded me of many hero movies I had seen. And we also talked about some of the narrative structures that might be different in different film genres. I’m a little confused about some of the words, though, and I’ll consult with my teacher in the next class along with my homework.
The instructor introduced the main content of the class and gave us an overview of what we needed to do at the end of the class – a critical writing essay and presentation – as well as what critical writing is really like and where we should look for references.